The Alcoholic Empire examines the prevalence of alcohol in Russian social, economic, religious, and political life. Herlihy looks at how the state, the church, the military, doctors, lay societies, and the czar all tried to battle the problem of...
History is littered with battles between sovereign states, but often it is the wars within nations that are the most bitterly fought. Such conflicts mark turning points for all parties involved, whether they’re fought over land, resources, or in...
ONE HUNDRED AND fifty years ago this July, Union and Confederate armies clashed close to the Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg. Although few realised it at the time, this three-day battle – a Union victory – was to become a defining moment of the...